Analysing the historical circumstances and theoretical sources that have generated ideas about citizen and community participation in crime control, this book e

Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a c

Community-based crime control has become one of the principal policy responses to crime and disorder across western societies, and is regarded now as one of the

Crime prevention and community safety have never before been so high on the public and political agendas, and preventing crime has become a central concern of g

What is meant by crime, crime prevention and crime control? Who defines the acts which are deemed as criminal? Who devises the sanctions and who acts as agents